Eclipes
Extinct genus of fishes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eclipes is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived off the coast of western North America during the Late Miocene.[1] It was a member of the Gadidae, making it closely related to modern cods and haddocks. The several species known from this genus inhabited deep waters in what is now the Los Angeles Basin of southern California.[2]
| Eclipes Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Gadidae |
| Genus: | †Eclipes Jordan & Gilbert, 1919 |
| Type species | |
| †Eclipes veternus Jordan & Gilbert, 1919 | |
| Species | |
| |
The following species are known:[2][3]
- †E. extensus Jordan, 1921 - Barstovian of California
- †E. manni Jordan, 1921 - Tortonian of California (Monterey Formation)
- †E. santamonicae David, 1943 - Late Miocene of California (Modelo Formation)
- †E. veternus Jordan & Gilbert, 1919 - Tortonian of California (Monterey Formation)
